Cuphocera sp. (genus)
A bristle fly at Tennent, ACT
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| Cuphocera sp. (genus) | jgl | 13 Nov 2019 | |
| Cuphocera sp. (genus) | jgl | 13 Nov 2019 | |
| Exorista sp. (genus) | MichaelMulvaney | 8 Nov 2019 | |
| Unverified | SWishart | 8 Nov 2019 |
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There were probably more but this was the only one I managed to look at when it landed
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9 Nov 2019
Not confident about this one - may well be Exorista, but could also be another genus (character not so clear, and many similar looking genera in this part of the family. I will have a closer look in the collection and have a think about it, but for now just leave at Tachinidae sp. (or just Exorista sp. TBC).
Cheers
Edit: Appears to be Cuphocera (Tachininae), not Exorista (Exoristinae), based on similarity in overall appearance. Colouration, antennae, and apparently bare eyes and strong parafacial setae provide support for this, but you'd never be able to key it out ab initio due to the fact that you can't really make out many of the other charcaters.
Cheers
Edit: Appears to be Cuphocera (Tachininae), not Exorista (Exoristinae), based on similarity in overall appearance. Colouration, antennae, and apparently bare eyes and strong parafacial setae provide support for this, but you'd never be able to key it out ab initio due to the fact that you can't really make out many of the other charcaters.
Location information
- Coordinates 148.963508-35.607303
- Altitude 1254.9m
- Maps Namadgi National Park
- Places Tennent, ACT
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 6 Nov 2019 10:03 AM Recorded on
- SWishart Recorded by
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Collections
- SWishart Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Cuphocera sp. (genus) Bristle Flies (Tachinidae) True flies (Diptera) Insects
Species information
- Cuphocera sp. (genus) Scientific name
- A bristle fly Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1462.97m Recorded at altitude
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